The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-19

State. We have used that term because we
were in 1884 I%applausel. and that Is what we
mean when we refer to these reform" ora
tors.
Now, my friends,
ANOTHER DIRECTION
that T have to the candidacy Of Gen. Nichols
and a condemnation of the McEnery admins
tration. You have a distinguished son in this
parish, one of unsullied public and private
record, one whose services to the Democratic
party in the past no individual in the State of
Louisiana has ever questioned; one who
would confer honor upon the Office aud upon
the people OF Louisiana and upon himself il
be were nominated by that convention. I
and cries of .Hurrah for Jeffries.nl You
have in other portions of the State men
equally distinguished, whose friends tell us
are aspirants for that Office, I say that the
nomination Of not one of these men would
be offensive in the least sense to the sup
porters and friends and defenders of the Nc
Emery administration. lCheers.l
But when you ask me to support the cam
didacy OF Gen. Nichols after this campaign
which has been lnaugurated, I say that it
would be unjust. undemocratie and unpatri-
otto IN me to esensure and condemn the sd-
ministration OF Sam D. McEnery because he
III Z a. w bhdU O1l1CCs u w GfETY
pledge that he has made. and he is a. true
and tried stalwart and swayback Democrat.
[Cheers.l Why, look at this campaign. A
number OF gentlemen, calling themselves
called Nichols meetings, telling the people
of Louisiana that Sam McEnery, who was
placed in the gubernatorial Office after 9
nomlnation by q Democratic convention,
and after an eleceen by an overwhelming
majority of Democratic votes, has
forfeited the confidence Of the Democracy Of
this State; that pc has defaulted in popular
esteem; that he is unworthy to be intrusted
with the responsible duties of that office, and
that he deserves to be turned out of that
office with the stigma of personal disgrace
upon his brow aud upon his reputation.
These are i~nferentially the charges that are
going on for six weeks. These gentlemen
were trying to
POISON THE MINDS OF THE DEMOCRATIC b
of this State against the Democratic admin
istration, which had been placed in power by
the Democracy, of Louisiana. Could he re-
main silent under such circumstances; could
he allow. this Indictment to be drawn up
against his administration without making
an answer to it; could he suffer these accu-
satlons and charges to go broadcast to the
Democracy of this State who placed conf
dence in him and allow them to remain I'M
| answered, u~ncontroverted and unrefuted.
No, my fellow-citizens! [Cries of Never"
Never, F" aud applause
! IS WaltSu ZOE b1A WSSk6 auu b1en HnS WGIib
before the people: not in a boastful spirite
not Wanting his exploits as Governor of this
State, but he submitted his administration
to the judgment of the intelligent people of
his bitterest opponents, and appealed to the
fair dealing, to the self-respect, to the
patriotism Of the Democracy OF the State OF
Louisiana. whether he has been false to any
has been recreant to any duty that has been
imposed Upon him by the Democracy of this
State or by the people Of this State, and he
tells these reform gentlemen, IF you can
Governor Of this State BY which you can es.
tablish that | failed in the execution Of my
duty: that I have been recreant to the Demo,
cratic party, then l am willing, to admit
demnation instead Of the support Of my PEG.
pie. GApplause.1 He spoke to his people
like a statesman. He is not O man who
wraps hilnseif in the dignity OF the Executive
he knows Of thepeople, wherever it may b
their material interests, he goes amona
thena' %eoqnsels with them, give:
of his Executive presence and cheers
them on in their career of material develop
ment and material prosperity. When lgo
throughout these parishes, from 2 to tn
sort of
LOCAL OFFICERS
have you got?- Are they good and effcient
and honest? In every parish the answer hai
been Yes Are &hey popular J me En-,
can you askof a chief Executive of this State
Some people imagine that anybody can %
Governor Of Louisiana. / dong believe i
that doctrine. I beligEe t~hateosing to tht
ton surrounding our soclad arganism IN TIL
1 State, / believe that the resi- disabilities am
duties of the Governor of the State OF Loul
sponsibiliries OF the President Of the United
States. I believe it. requires q higher T
FUfstatessnanship. I believe that II require
stronger COM lotions 2 certain questions
give a stimulus to the spirit o
enterprise among our people, and t
uphold and encourage and cheer then
on in their march of material develop
7 ment, material. progress, and l am free :
!, say. acquainted IS I am with the history, Q
my native State. that Gov. McEneTy, ha
given the most efficient and beneficial ad
minislration to the people OF Louisiana Q
any Governor who has preceded him
j nv friends, there are other speakers and
viii no. detain you any longer, l hope tina
, this bitterness OF feeling when e1lsts y
/ some parishes, and which, I am glad to note
| is not as acute here as il Is in some other sec
: tions Of the State, will be disciplined. | hop
. that the memories of the past viii bring U
. together into 2 closer pr ~ aaa2 % g. o, gla
) which we have. at stake, the monnentous II
, sues with which we have to contend, Will Gre
: ate in our midst a holier and warmer feeiIne
We must remember that We are all Louis
i anians: that we are all Democrats; and E
must remember that we are all striving &c
: the same purpose, and TO the great. snpre1l
end Of prosperity to our beloved State. u
i success of The Democratic party and the 81
premacy of the white mans government
IICheers and applause
: UDdE W. A. sEAY
! was the next speaker. He took up the can
paign and discussed it fully. He found tn
7 contest going on when he returned to Anne
e lea, and found two honorable men as asp
2 rants. One of the gentlemen he was preser
2 to advocate, and that was McEnery. He ha
nought to say against Nichols. It will be
sad day for Louisiana when men like MIC
: oils are abused. His platform is @ simple r
+ gl1ne Of the memorable 1876. The backboz
q of the Radical party had been broken lor
before 1875, and if he had to single cut al
I one man who broke that backbone he wou
point to Gen. Fred N. Ogden. ICheers.l (
: had no objection to Nichols taking Il
credit to which he is entitled, n in WIKI
& every man in the Democratic psrty did b
n share. We know S. D. McEnery by what ]
I has done. The speaker explained at leng
1 what improvements and adyancements ha
been going on during McEsery's admin
d tration. He next spoke of the charge of pc
2 sonal experiment alleged against McEner
!. and contendeA that every man would a
i point his ffIehds md not his enemie
Z GEORGE Washington appointed Hamilton al
; fight out their differences, and the resi-
was that jefferson left the Cabinet al
j formed the present Democratic party.
IN speaking of McEnery,s appsolllsments
said that any n not pleased Wlsli re
: record whose Endorsement and recesnme
dations they were appointed. The third tef
was discussed at length. ard the speaker ne
}, thatif Il Wcre q third term there CONG pc
v harm done in e1ecting McEnery to it. &
i way for prosperity in the South lg to kept
v Tlasnocrafic PARTY in power. The speak